smb.conf states "This user must exist in the passwd file, but does not
require a valid login"
What exactly does this mean? As I understand it, adding a user with
'smbpasswd -a nobody' automatically gives it a valid login.
My reasons for asking are;
I added myself to passdb.tdb with my passwd.
I added the 'nobody' user to passdb.tdb with no passwd.
I then logged in to an XP host which has a user account for me, but no
passwd.
I couldn't browse the workgroup, but could log on to the samba host
directly via UNC. E.g. \\<samba-host> with user:'nobody' - pass: <empty>
Only problem with that is that a home dir appeared for 'nobody' which
happened to be the '/' (root) dir. NOT good!
Surely, it shouldn't do that?
So then I tried with 'guest account = guest'
Deleted the 'nobody' user from passdb.tdb
I created a /home/guest dir and added and enabled 'guest' to the
passdb.tdb.
This then lets me only log on to the [public] share. However, if I click
the 'Up' button on the XP host's file manager (Explorer), I can get back
up to the root of the host directly (i.e. \\<samba-host> ) and suddenly
see both the [public] share and the guest home dir.
If there are 'guest ok = Yes' defined shares, then I would expect to
still be able to browse the workgroup and see available shares on the
samba host, albeit only those 'guest ok' defined shares. And I certainly
wouldn't expect to see any home dir for a limited user.
Using the following setup;
[global]
workgroup = HOME
server string =
domain master = Yes
interfaces = lo, eth1
bind interfaces only = Yes
os level = 95
security = user
passdb backend = tdbsam
guest account = guest
unix password sync = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/userpasswd %u
passwd chat = *password:* %n\n *password:* %n\n *successfully.*
restrict anonymous = 2
[homes]
valid users = %S
read only = No
browseable = No
[public]
comment = Public Shared
path = /home/shares/pub
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
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Kind Regards
Kyle
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